nunnishly

English

Etymology

From nunnish +‎ -ly.

Adverb

nunnishly (comparative more nunnishly, superlative most nunnishly)

  1. In a nunnish manner.
    • 1918, Mrs. Baillie Reynolds, The Lonely Stronghold, page 186:
      A small person in a long plain overall, almost childish, nunnishly garbed from throat to foot!
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